Technical efficiency and profitability of chicken production in Kaduna State, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Yero, Umar Tabari | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-26T09:58:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-26T09:58:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-11 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation presented to the college of economics and management sciences, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Kampala International University, Uganda | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Achieving profitability in production is a great challenge facing chicken producers which is constrained by inefficiency and other challenges facing the chicken production industry. Technical efficiency in chicken was a strategy in mitigating the profitability problem. The study was based on technical efficiency of input on output, profitability, employment of labor in chicken production and optimal productivity of labor employed relative to cost and revenue in chicken production in Kaduna state, Nigeria. A cross sectional survey was adopted using questionnaires, farm records and interview administered on a sample of 166 chicken farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The result revealed that there was profitability in chicken production in the study area, especially in layer production. The result further revealed that the mean of technical efficiencies in chicken production was 64% for pullet production, 73% for layer and 81% for broiler production which means inefficiencies existed in chicken production in the study area. Chicken production was a source of labor employment as revealed by the study. The optimal productivity of employed labor in chicken production differs from other researchers. The Average Total Cost (ATC) and Marginal Cost (MC) in chicken production decline as chicken output increases; the study also reveals that economies of scale existed in chicken production in the study area. MC, MR relationship revealed a profit maximizing position of chicken producers in the study area. The four alternate hypotheses tested for statistical significance in profit/net income between the categories of chicken farms, technical efficiency, employment of labor and optimal productivity of labor employed between the poultry producers were accepted. The study recommends input production within the state so as to improve profitability and reduce cost of inputs, adopt modern chicken production methods for enhanced technical efficiency and layer production should be encouraged due to its capacity of labor employment. Also optimal productivity of labor should be adhered to by the chicken producers in order to minimize cost and maximize profit. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/4694 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Economics & management. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Technical efficiency | en_US |
| dc.subject | Profitability | en_US |
| dc.subject | Chicken production | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kaduna State | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.title | Technical efficiency and profitability of chicken production in Kaduna State, Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |